| PHOWN: |
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7638 |
| Province: |
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Limpopo |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2331CC |
| Observer: |
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Zaloumis, Alex |
| Date of record: |
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2013-12-05 |
| Number of photos: |
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2 |
| Notes: |
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Vm 7302 revisited. This is first time I have seen LMW and new nests at this exposed site.
This round trip from Orpen to Phalaborwa gate was done to look for weaver nests in the mid Kruger. None were found along roads, rivers crossed or in camps - yet 10 to 50km west, closeby at Phalaborwa, Mica & Hoedspruit the weavers are nesting profusely. The Skukuza reception and Panic dam hide(100kms south) also have many weavers nesting. It was noted that the rivers, stream, dams and pans were mostly dry, except Olifants which was flowing well. The grass & reed beds were green but short. Very few grass birds, (no quelea) etc were seen but Comb ducks were seen in the vleis near Orpen, eating grass, seed heads - or looking for nesting sites. They have arrived late this year even around Hoedspruit. The large LMW colony (Vm 3029), reported by Nuttal in Dec 2002 has not returned to Satara even though the water features have now been restored & the palm trees have new, green fronds. No cuckoos were heard in the camp - sure sign of weaver colonies. The red-billed buffalo weavers are thriving in the park. (I do not have rainfall figures for this part of the Kruger but suspect having a dry season.) |
| Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:45 |
| Sp. code: |
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792 |
| Species name: |
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Ploceus intermedius |
| Common name: |
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Lesser Masked Weaver |
| Family: |
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Ploceidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Lesser Masked Weaver |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=PHOWN-7638 |
| Links: |
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